And I got 37th placing in my age category (out of 49 participants).
(Time shown as: Swim, T1, Bike, T2, Run, Total Time)
And WOW, the new look of triathlonmalaysia website is superb!!! Great job.
And WOW, I've registered myself for the forth coming Desaru Long Distance Triathlon on 1 Aug 2009.
Cari penyakit lagi aku ni...
As you have read in my last entry, I was feeling so unfit that I could not even run a straight 36minutes. Not really sure of why and how it happened, I take it as the body is doing what nature has set it to be, or do. Human is not a super being anyway, so we might be so fit one day, and end up sneezing non-stop or having running nose the other day. Normal stuff.
Making sure I do not push my self too much and too quickly, I followed the Wednesday night ride at the back, alone this time. The speed demons were much further at the front, and I don’t mind it at all. They are very strong cyclists, I know. I just cycled as comfortable as my breathing would allow me to. And yet, I still got a catch of cramps on my calves when doing the second lap. How unfit I was.
I kept on paddling until I completed 5 loops (30km total), with a slight posture change as I was using the aero bars (Yeay, how happy I was to have an aero bars on my bike that night, I was smiling while cycling. Imagine that! Hahaha). It was not so comfortable at first and I was not sure whether I was in the right position to cycle with aero bars, but I hope with more mileage on the bars, it would become second nature to me.
Yesterday, I did another run. Much more improved as compared to Tuesday. At least, I could run non-stop for 40 minutes. With an unfit condition like now, 40 minutes felt like hours. I was not feeling satisfied with my running performance yesterday when more and more people overtook me on the run, but I know I should not go all out when I’m still coughing and having migraines now and then. But it was good to be able to get drenched with sweat again.
I feel like I’ve pressed the RESTART button on my body. Everything needs to be started again. The fitness training, the motivation, the emotion.
No, I’m not fully recovered from the flu and coughing yet, but yesterday evening it was so shining and bright (read: no rain) that I couldn’t resist the temptation to go out for a little run at the normal place, Garden. It’s been nearly 2 full weeks where I did not do much of endurance activities.
My head still felt heavy as I made my first steps on the tarmac. Each pounding steps from the foot delivered a vibration sense to my head. Dizzy all over.
10 minutes into the run, my breathing was already out of control. It’s the first sign of how unfit I have turned into. So, I walked a bit. And when I have regained control on the breathing, I continued running, slowly.
Few minutes later, I felt the same thing again. Had to walk again. My initial target was to run for 1hr since I arrived a bit early at the Garden, but with this kind of unfitness self of mine, I would be happy if I can survive 50% of it, though by the means of walking in between the run.
Mental strength was as lemau as my body. At every moments of non-comfort breathing, my brain quickly sent a message to my body to stop running and just walk. Some say if we push our body further, it will get better and stronger, but with the condition of health I’m in now, I think I should take it a little bit easy.
After what I felt as a wasteful 36 minutes effort of running plus walking, I pressed the “Stop” button on my watch and called it a day (and secretly hoping my flu won’t get worsen).
I’m not sure whether I’m sick of running or I’m running sick. One thing I know now – my running sucks!
Lemau, a Malay word that brings the meaning similar to "not crispy", in a sense.
For example, a biscuit when being left outside its packaging for a certain period of time, will turn from crispy to lemau.
Though I'm not a biscuit, I mean, I do not have any similar characteristics of being crispy like the biscuit, but I'm feeling so lemau since returning from Kenyir.
Since I returned from Kenyir until this very moment,
I only swam for 45minutes ONCE,
... and cycled for 100km ONCE,
... and ran for 9km, you guessed it, only ONCE.
How much lemau could I become? I'm not sure.
But, once being attacked by this lemau-ness, I am yet to find the cure for it. Being busy at work plus the sore throat and flu that I am having since last few weeks, blended very well to make me more lemau.
If before Kenyir I would feel frustrated if it rained in the evening, but now, I secretly hoping and praying that it would rain more and more so that I can easily put the blame on the rain for me not going out to train for my next event. And the worst thing his, I didn't even feel regret for not training.
I've missed the BHP Orange run last weekend because I was late to register. They went with first come first serve basis and in Klang Valley, to meet the number 3000 when it comes to a free running participation, would be like a matter of hours.
And although the route for the BHP Orange run was exactly in front of my house, I was so lemau that Sunday morning that I continued sleeping, where else I could wake up and pirate the run as I did last year. (Pirate run = to run without bib number).
I was making flu as my excuse for not running. How easy was that.
Well, I even feel so lemau for being this lemau.
Things have to change for me, the faster the better. Other friends went for the very challenging swimathon, some triathlete friends have also started training for the forthcoming Xterra off-road triathlon in Kuantan, and some others have even started training for their half or full marathons.
And what am I doing now? It's 7:22pm now, and I'm still at work updating this boring blog finishing up some left over work.
Another day has gone without any training. Gosh... what's happening to me?!?!?!
One of my friend (I think he got nothing much to do at work, hehe), did this prank on me. He emailed me yesterday saying that,
"Hi Nik Fahusnaza,
I couldn't believe it when I spotted you on the news last night. Well done - it was a great story.
In case you didn't catch it you'll be pleased to know I recorded it. You can view it here.
Congratulations again."
Well, I did not watch the news that night as I was out cycling. Trusting him as a friend of mine (though I already had suspicions when looking at the URL of the link), I clicked the link, watch the news and then...
...I laughed like crazy. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Yesterday, I received an SMS from a cycling friend here in JB asking my full name for the purpose of sending me a wedding invitation card.
Friend: ”Nik, may I have your full name please?”
ME: ”Sure.. blablablablabla (me giving out my fullest name)”
Friend: ”So, what title should I be addressing you with? Mr., or Sir, or Dr., or Dato’, or Tan Sri, or Yang Berhormat?”
ME: ”Aaah, no need lah those titles. Just address me as TRIATHLETE lah....”
Hihihii...
